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May 18, 2023 Whose Knowledge? and Numun Fund
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On April 24th, Whose Knowledge?, Numun Fund and APC (Association for Progressive Communications) came together for a Twitter Space on this year's CSW (Commission on the Status of Women) session, focused on technology and gender equality. The event made a post-CSW67 balance and invited speakers from the Global Majority worlds to reflect on what we envision for feminist tech and for decolonizing the internet. Speakers were Shubha Kayastha (Body & Data), Marla (MariaLab), Jac sm Kee (Numun...
Topics: gender equality, feminist technology, csw, decolonizing the internet
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Mar 29, 2023 Whose Knowledge?, Numun Fund, APC
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In the session "Protest+Power: Feminist movement organising in technology", speakers brought their experiences as grassroots activists coming from South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. They have been at the forefront of feminist tech organizing in the Larger World (Global South). The event took place in New York City, during the CSW NGO Forum, and was co-organized by Whose Knowledge?, Numun Fund, and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). The participants were...
Topics: feminist tech, feminism, decolonizing the internet, feminist internet
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For many African speakers, reclaiming one's language isn’t only tied to newly-launched books and dictionaries, but to other media. As noted by the writer, translator, and translation studies scholar Wangui wa Goro, the growing content available in those languages on the internet has the shape of songs, comics, and videos.   As she puts it, ordinary people incorporate technical elements into their day-to-day lives and produce content as a result. They might record homemade videos on their...
Topics: African languages, language justice, decolonizing knowledge, decolonizing the internet
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Mar 1, 2023 Whose Knowledge?
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The palawa kani language has been revived by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, in Australia, based on records from numerous languages spoken by the eastern Aboriginal Tasmanians before colonization. Theresa Sainty, a Pakana woman, Indigenous scholar at the University of Tasmania, and long-time linguistic worker has dedicated her efforts to the project.  As a result, the language is now present in multiple resources created by and for aboriginal persons, from a full database and dictionary to a...
Topics: palawa kani language, Indigenous languages, language justice
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For an internet user in Western Nepal who speaks kusunda, or santali speaker who has just browsed through a few Wikipedia articles, how does the internet look like? For speakers of numerous indigenous languages, being able to get online from their cellphones isn’t enough. Sometimes, their writing system might not be compatible with a standard deemed “universal”; sometimes, they simply won’t find relevant content to read through and interact with.  Subhashish Panigrahi, a documentary...
Topics: South Asian languages, language justice, Wikipedia, Indigenous languages, endangered languages
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Over 400 million people speak Arabic worldwide as their native or non-native language. Yet it remains underrepresented in the knowledge available on the internet and its digitalized archives. The problem is at the core of the projects developed by Majd Al-Shihabi, a Palestinian-Syrian-Canadian technologist, urban planner, and free culture advocate. He has worked on initiatives like the Palestine Open Maps, as part of Visualizing Palestine, and  MASRAD, a platform for archiving oral history. ...
Topics: Arabic language, oral history, Palestine, free culture, knowledge justice
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Feb 28, 2023 Whose Knowledge?
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Despite having nearly half a million speakers , it remains a struggle to maintain and expand the presence of the Zapotec indigenous language online. Based in Oaxaca, in Mexico, Ana Alonso Ortiz is one of the zapotecas who have mobilized to create original and translated content, with the aim to keep it alive for the next generations.  Many obstacles stand in the way: the negative messaging around indigenous languages, the scarcity of content already available in platforms, the difficulties in...
Topics: Indigenous languages, Zapotec
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Over the past years, more lively discussions championed by African feminists have moved online to platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp. “The internet has been a space where African feminism in new generations is flourishing,” notes Jessica Horn, an African feminist activist, and writer with roots in Uganda. Most of the discussions she has witnessed and joined, however, have had to take place in colonial languages that are predominant, like English and French, in an internet...
Topics: African languages, language justice, African feminism
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Feb 14, 2023 Razaq Fakir and Laura Lesmana W.
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The first-ever State of the Internet’s Languages report, co-organized by Whose Knowledge?, Oxford Internet Institute, and the Centre for Internet and Society (India) is a digital, community-sourced report that brings together contributions in 10 languages, representing 22 language communities in 12 countries from every populated continent of the world. The Numbers section analyzes critical language issues in 39 widely-popular digital platforms, apps, and devices that we use in our everyday...
Topics: International Sign Language, Language Justice, Decolonizing the Internet, Languages Online
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Dec 9, 2022 Whose Knowledge?
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This year’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF) took place in Ethiopia. Since 2020, the Ethiopian government has engineered the longest continuous internet shutdown in the world, keeping Tigrayans isolated in the middle of a war that has cost their livelihood and lives. It is ironic — and an act of complicity — that a major global forum on internet access and policies chooses Ethiopia as a venue, after years of violence and repression against Tigrayans, including blockages to humanitarian...
Topics: Internet Shutdown, Internet Governance Forum, Tigray, Ethiopia
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Jun 29, 2022 Letícia Carolina Nascimento
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Neste episódio, a professora e pesquisadora travesti Letícia Carolina Nascimento, que atua na Universidade Federal do Piauí (Brasil), fala do rico ecossistema de conteúdos online sobre vivências LGBTQIAP+, em especial de pessoas trans e negras. São vídeos curtos que explicam obras densas da literatura, postagens em mídias independentes, biografias na Wikipédia, pílulas de conhecimento disponibilizadas em diversas plataformas. Ainda assim, ela alerta para a desigualdade no alcance e...
Topic: LGBTQIAP+ Wikipédia
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Jun 23, 2022 Arya Jeipea Karijo
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This is part of a series of interviews in celebration of #PrideMonth and as part of the #VisibleWikiWomen campaign.
Topic: #PrideMonth trans memory online
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May 12, 2022 Han Fang Hsiao
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網路及其各種數位空間,提供了現今最重要的知識、溝通與行動架構。然而,世界上有超過7000 種口說語言(包括口說語言及)手語, 其中有多少語言我們真正能在網路上完整使用?...
Topic: Internet Languages Decolonization
অনলাইনে ভাষার প্রতিনিধিত্ব কীভাবে হচ্ছে তার একটা নকশা তৈরি করা, ইন্টারনেটকে আরও বহুভাষিক করে তোলার প্রয়োজনীয়তা সম্পর্কে সচেতনতা গড়ে তোলা, এবং কর্মসূচীর একটি রূপরেখা গড়ে তোলার কাজ করছে এই...
Topic: Internet Languages
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Mar 2, 2022 Ayra Jeipea
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Ripoti hii inapanga baadhi ya njia ambazo lugha huwakilishwa mtandaoni, huongeza ufahamu kuhusu haja ya kufanya mtandao kuwa na lugha nyingi zaidi, na kuendeleza ajenda ya utekelezaji. Tunakaribisha vizazi na jumuiya nyingi za watu kuungana nasi katika kazi yetu, na tunatumai kuwa mpango huu utakuwa mahali pa kuanzia kwa utafiti na hatua zaidi.
Topic: Internet Languages Decolonization
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Llín nhí shlhuelhen cha dé latj ke yoy dill lue Interneten nha zagnielhe bi gak gunllo enchanha zake cha luenha yoy dill dé . Leska waweto nha cha nhu benhe lla ban nha bene lhao yell llen´aklhe gunhen´ake nheto llín, nha llbexto llín nhi gaken bía ke bishlhe llín yublhe.
Topic: Languages Internet Report
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Feb 21, 2022 Priscila Bellini
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Neste resumo, examinamos as desigualdades de conhecimento geográficas e digitais, assim como suporte linguístico e conteúdo online. Nós sintetizamos o que aprendemos sobre uma internet multilíngue e como podemos melhorar, ao analisar de perto as dinâmicas de poder e as formas de avançarmos.
Topic: Internet Languages
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في هذا الملخص، نستكشف التفاوتات الجغرافية والمعرفة الرقمية، فضلاً عن مسائل دعم اللغة والمحتوى عبر الإنترنت. نحدد ما تعلمناه عن الإنترنت متعدد اللغات وكيف يمكننا أن نفعل ما هو أفضل، من خلال النظر عن كثب في ديناميكيات القوة القائمة وطرق المضي قدمًا.
Topic: Internet Languages
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Feb 21, 2022 Josia Paska Darmawan
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Dalam ringkasan ini, kita menggali ketidaksetaraan geografi dan pengetahuan digital, serta masalah dukungan bahasa dan konten daring. Kami menegaskan hal kami pelajari tentang internet multilingual dan cara kita bisa melakukannya lebih baik dengan melihat lebih dekat dinamika kekuasaan yang ada dan cara untuk melangkah ke depan.
Topic: Languages Internet
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Feb 21, 2022 Anasuya Sengupta
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In this summary, we explore the geographical and digital knowledge inequities, as well as matters of language support and content online. We outline what we have learned about the multilingual internet and how we can do better, by looking closely at the power dynamics in place and the ways to move forward.
Topic: Languages Internet
Through funding by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, we have been developing a community-engaged research program called the #DecolonizingDigital Project, which tries to better understand Indigenous peoples' utilization of social media platforms. In particular, we have been considering how Indigenous Peoples from across and beyond Turtle Island (colonially called Canada, the United States, and Mexico) have been promoting the survival and learning of Indigenous...
Topic: Languages Internet Canada Decolonization
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As a queer person with visual disability, born and brought up in Kolkata, I have noted that discussions (in the forms of video, article, blog, etc.) on the intersections of marginalities in Bengali are extremely scarce and inadequate on the internet. This is an area which deserves much more rigorous research and close analysis. I believe that in the complex socio-economic contexts of West Bengal and Bangladesh (the two places in the world where the majority of the population is Bengali...
Topic: Languages Internet Bangla Queer
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Feb 17, 2022 Mariana Fossati
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En este resumen, exploramos las desigualdades geográficas y de conocimiento digital, así como las cuestiones relativas al apoyo lingüístico y los contenidos en línea. Esbozamos lo que hemos aprendido sobre la Internet multilingüe y cómo podemos mejorar, examinando de cerca las dinámicas de poder existentes y las estrategias de acción.
Topic: Languages Idiomas Lenguas Internet
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This is an Interview to Ishan Chakraborty. It was made for the State of the Internet's Languages Report - a research by Whose Knowledge? in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Oxford Internet Institute (OII)
Topic: State of the Internet's Languages Report
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Dec 18, 2020 Emna Mizouni
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This is Emna Mizouni's contribution to the State of the Internet's Languages Report, recorded by herself in Tunisian Arabic. The State of the Internet's Languages is a research by Whose Knowledge? in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Oxford Internet Institute (OII)
Topics: Languages, Internet
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Nov 3, 2020 Emna Mizouni
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This is a collection of audios files exploring the representation and use of different languages on the internet. Conducted by Emna Mizouni, the interviewees are: File1: Amal.Books - Social Media influencer and content creator from Tunisia File2: Brahim - English teacher and civil society activist from Tunisia File3: Elisabeth from the Netherlands File4: Digital trainer from India File5: Digital trainer from India File6: Mohannad - a university student from the South of Tunisia File7:...
Topic: State of the Internet's Languages Report
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Nov 3, 2020 Emna Mizouni
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This is Emna Mizouni's introductory note to her contribution for the State of the Internet's Languages Report - a research by Whose Knowledge? in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Oxford Internet Institute (OII).
Topic: State of the Internet's Languages Report
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This is an Interview in Mapuzugun to the Kimeltuwe Project about their work for bringing Mapuzugun content online. It was made for the State of the Internet's Languages Report - a research by Whose Knowledge? in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Oxford Internet Institute (OII).
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This is Ana Alonso's contribution in Spanish to the State of the Internet's Languages Report - a research by Whose Knowledge? in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Oxford Internet Institute (OII).
Topic: State of the Internet's Languages Report
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Nov 2, 2020 Ana Alonso
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This is Ana Alonso's contribution in Dill Wlhall  (or Zapoteco Serrano del Sureste) to the State of the Internet's Languages Report - a research by Whose Knowledge? in partnership with the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) and Oxford Internet Institute (OII).
Topic: State of the Internet's Languages Report
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SPANISH Cecilia Tuyuc, originaria de San Juan de Comalapa, Guatemala, es maestra y activista de lenguas. En este episodio reflexiona sobre el racismo hacia los pueblos indígenas, la creación de contenido en línea en su lengua materna, el papel de las mujeres como guardianas del conocimiento, ¡y mucho más! Lee más: https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/es/posts/ep9/ ENGLISH Cecilia Tuyuc is a teacher and language activist from San Juan de Comalapa, Guatemala. In this episode she reflects...
Topics: Indigenous languages, Online content, Wikpedia, Racism, Latin America, Guatemala
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Join us in this episode and learn more about Pamela’s experience creating the Veronika Bucket page on Wikipedia. More so, you will be inspired by Pamela’s commitment to show how we can and should give more visibility to women and their achievements online.
Topics: Ghana, Veronica Bekoe, Veronica bucket, Wikipedia, Wikimedia, women online
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Audio interview in Spanish. English transcript available here: https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/transcripts/angelacuc/ [ES] En este episodio Angela Cuc, comunicadora Maya Kaqchikel, habla acerca de los desafíos para producir y subir contenidos a internet en su idioma, y nos cuenta cómo la discriminación hacia personas indígenas es instrumental para que los idiomas originarios vayan desaparenciendo en Guatemala. [EN] Angela Cuc, Maya Kaqchikel and Social Communicator, reflects about the...
Topics: Radio, Podcast, Kaqchikel, Community, Guatemala, indigenous languages, internet
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Audio interview in Spanish. English transcript available here: https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/transcripts/yamanikcholotio/ [ES] Yamanik Cholotío, mujer indígena, feminista y comunicadora guatemalteca, nos invita a cuestionarnos cuáles serían las tecnologías y plataformas más apropiadas, por qué es importante hacerlas más accesibles, y qué necesitamos para acercar a las comunidades tecnológicas e indígenas, a fin descolonizar juntas los idiomas en Internet. [EN] Yamanik Cholotio,...
Topics: Indigenous knowledge, platforms, appropriate technologies, accessibility
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In this podcast interview we discussed Amira Dhalla’s views on creating safe spaces online, whether the internet should have more governance, and why she believes that understanding what the words ‘colonize’ and ‘decolonize’ mean, is key for facilitating change in people. Read more:  https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/posts/episode5/ Intro music is Bass Bongo Riddim by InspiredFunk , CC Sampling Plus 1.0 via FreeSound .
Topics: internet governance, decolonize, knowledge, women, safe spaces, community
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Sep 5, 2019 Whose Knowledge
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In May, we had the opportunity to host a panel session at the Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC) conference, at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Adele and Siko, co-directors of Whose Knowledge? alongside Persephone Hooper Lewis, Leslie Chan and Maari Zwick-Maitreyi our three trailblazing panellists, gathered on the traditional and unceded Musqueam territory, to discuss the ways we can decolonize technology and reprogram education.
Topics: Decolonizing, Open Knowledge, Wikipedia, Community Knowledge
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More than 10 years ago, Jake Orlowitz started to volunteer as a Wikipedia editor. Today, he runs The Wikipedia Library , a program that supports Wikipedia editors to expand their access to reliable, high quality sources. In this eye-opener conversation we held with him at Decolonizing the Internet , Jake will share what brought him to Wikipedia, what are the encyclopedia’s biggest challenges and how we can make alliances and work collectively to fix Wikipedia’s biases. Read more about this...
Topics: Wikimedia Commos, Open Knowledge, Inclusion, Harassment, Decolonizing the Internet
In the third episode of the Whose Knowledge? Podcast Series: “On the question of representation and consent: reflections from Bangalore after a Wikipedia edit-a-thon”, we sat and have a talk with Shobha SV from Co Media Lab, and Padmini from Design Beku, with the intention of finding out more about their experience participating in #VisibleWikiWomen. But, as the conversation took place, we didn’t only talk about that. This brave duo hit the nail on the head by bringing up questions about...
Topics: edit-a-thon, representation, consent, visibility, agency, visiblewikiwomen, wikimedia commons,...
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What story of the world do you choose to tell? Do you choose the story of the world as it is? Or do you prefer the story that you are most comfortable with? Sydette Harry, editor of web properties at Mozilla and editor-at-large of Coral Project, beautifully reminds us that decolonizing ourselves and the internet requires a fundamental change in our relationships. It requires creating a vision, a big dream that we have never dreamed before. At the beginning of this change, there is a process of...
Topics: Decolonization, decolonizing internet, storytelling, movement building, de-centering whiteness
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Feb 8, 2019 Whose Knowledge?
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This is the first episode of the Whose Knowledge? podcast series, where we interview Maame Akua Kyerewaa Marfo, Communications and Fundraising Assistant at the African Women’s Development Fund, about how to decolonize the internet. Read more:  https://podcast.whoseknowledge.org/posts/episode1/ Intro music is Bass Bongo Riddim by InspiredFunk , CC Sampling Plus 1.0 via FreeSound .
Topics: decolonization, internet, women, community knowledge, power, feminist internet, whose knowledge,...